Apache Tomcat up to 7.0.75/8.0.41/8.5.11/9.0.0.M17 Application Listener access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 7.0.75/8.0.41/8.5.11/9.0.0.M17 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Application Listener. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5648. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 7.0.75/8.0.41/8.5.11/9.0.0.M17 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Application Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/30/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2017 as Fixed in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M19 as confirmed changelog (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tomcat.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5648 since 01/29/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99535 (Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat7 / tomcat8 (ALAS-2017-822)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350987 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat7,tomcat8: ALAS-2017-822).

Upgrading to version 7.0.76, 8.0.42, 8.5.12 or 9.0.0.M18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99535), SecurityFocus (BID 97530†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038220†). The entries VDB-93796, VDB-93797, VDB-93798 and VDB-93799 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99535
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat7 / tomcat8 (ALAS-2017-822)
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OpenVAS ID: 703842
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3842-1 (tomcat7 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tomcat 7.0.76/8.0.42/8.5.12/9.0.0.M18

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: Fixed in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M19
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99572

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SecurityFocus: 97530 - Apache Tomcat CVE-2017-5648 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038220

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2017 17:09
Updated: 11/28/2022 09:29
Changes: 04/11/2017 17:09 (80), 10/19/2019 11:34 (5), 11/28/2022 09:29 (4)
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